Frank Konishi Interview Segment 11

Grandfather's journey to the United States (ddr-manz-1-25-1) - 00:04:16
Father's immigration to the U.S. (ddr-manz-1-25-2) - 00:04:13
Description of mother: a hard worker (ddr-manz-1-25-3) - 00:02:42
A large family: one of thirteen children (ddr-manz-1-25-4) - 00:05:18
Family's dairy and vegetable farm (ddr-manz-1-25-5) - 00:05:02
Chores on the farm: raising pigs (ddr-manz-1-25-6) - 00:07:12
Social activities and meeting future wife (ddr-manz-1-25-7) - 00:04:44
Parents' arranged marriage (ddr-manz-1-25-8) - 00:02:10
Ethnic makeup of prewar farming community (ddr-manz-1-25-9) - 00:03:33
Memories of grade school (ddr-manz-1-25-10) - 00:03:50
Attending Japanese language school as a child (ddr-manz-1-25-11) - 00:03:31
Celebrating holidays (ddr-manz-1-25-12) - 00:01:29
Age thirteen when Pearl Harbor was bombed (ddr-manz-1-25-13) - 00:03:00
Coping with restrictions following the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-25-14) - 00:05:18
Employing Japanese families who had "voluntarily relocated" from the West Coast (ddr-manz-1-25-15) - 00:03:05
Remembering German POWs who helped on family's farm (ddr-manz-1-25-16) - 00:04:59
Hearing about friends and acquaintances who served in the military (ddr-manz-1-25-17) - 00:04:17
Turning in "contraband" items after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-manz-1-25-18) - 00:03:53
Thoughts on wartime restrictions (ddr-manz-1-25-19) - 00:02:04
Father's eagerness to become a naturalized U.S. citizen (ddr-manz-1-25-20) - 00:02:42
Attending college, participating in advanced ROTC (ddr-manz-1-25-21) - 00:05:59
Moving to family with Carbondale, Illinois, the first Japanese Americans to live there (ddr-manz-1-25-22) - 00:05:33
Raising children (ddr-manz-1-25-23) - 00:03:16
Returning to Colorado (ddr-manz-1-25-24) - 00:05:45
Getting involved in the Japanese American Citizens League (ddr-manz-1-25-25) - 00:04:05
Thoughts on redress (ddr-manz-1-25-26) - 00:03:39
Grandfather's travels to the United States from South America, description of homemade senbei maker (ddr-manz-1-25-27) - 00:03:46
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SEGMENT ID

ddr-manz-1-25-11 (Legacy UID: denshovh-kfrank_3-01-0011)

SEGMENT DESCRIPTION

Attending Japanese language school as a child

00:03:31 — Segment 11 of 27

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DATE

May 13, 2008

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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Frank Konishi

INTERVIEW TITLE

Frank Konishi Interview

01:49:21 — 27 segments

DATE

May 13, 2008

LOCATION

Denver, Colorado

DESCRIPTION

Nisei male. Born December 2, 1928 in Fort Lupton, Colorado. Family operated dairy farm. Received undergraduate degree from Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University) and doctorate from Cornell University. Worked as Professor of Nutrition until retirement.

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Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer

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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection

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